Hello. I think I've been able to rectify a problem I encountered over the weekend with 22-21351-2, the NS PRR Heritage unit from about a year and a half ago. At this point, trying to figure out what I did that caused the problem.
The loco was taken out of the box only recently - I moved to a place where I can set up a layout, though for the moment it's a dogbone on the carpet running from the main bedroom, along a hallway, with the other end in another bedroom. Running straight DC, from a Bridgewerks SR-15.
The loco had been working well - then, over the weekend, it would no longer run forward. Reverse was fine. From an initial power-up, in forward, the power/amps light on the power supply would light up, as would the speed lights, as the throttle was increased. No response - lights, sound - from the loco. If I started with the direction switch in reverse, normal operation. EDIT: Oh, I meant to say, if I turned loco around on the tracks, same result - if direction switch was in reverse (for forward move with loco turned), no movement. Reverse fine.
If I stopped a reverse move and switched direction to forward - the number boards and cab lights came on. But no movement, and no ditch lights. After about 15 or 20 seconds, the sounds would quit - not the shutdown sequence, just an abrupt stop. And the amps lights would be on the power supply. Normally, the only time the amps lights come on is when trying to start a heavy train - and then only one of them. (No passenger cars with lights.)
One aside - once or twice, out of 15 or 20 tries, the loco did go forward, but would abruptly stop and shut down after 15 or 30 seconds.
Today - I thought, well, I'll dig out an AC transformer and try the reset to factory defaults sequence. But first, I tried running the loco. Same results as in DC. Plus, it popped the reset on the GW-180 brick. Eventually got it powered up in neutral and hit the reset sequence - one horn, five bells. Et voila. Now works in forward and reverse. Switched back to the Bridgewerks, and loco works in both directions. EDIT 2: I didn't get the two horn blasts.
Could I have somehow locked the loco into reverse while stopping the train, just before the problem started? Some combination of sliding the power off and throwing the direction switch?
Thanks,
David
I did find this black wire pinched on the frame, tested that and it’s not broken, even did a wiggle, twist to make sure but it still had continuity.
